Mobile App Fraudulent Install Rate, by App Category, Worldwide

TimeframeQ4 2018Q1 2019Q2 2019Q3 2019Q4 2019
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Entertainment & newsMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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GamingMaximum of two rows can be charted.
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Source: Adjust

Note: represents activity on Adjust's platform, broader industry metrics may vary

Additional Note: fraudulent install rate = total percentage of installs tracked which are known to be fraudulent

Methodology: Data is from Adjust's Global Benchmarks 2.0. More than 4 billion app installs across 7,000 apps were analyzed on Adjust's platform from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019. Adjust is an attribution and analytics provider for mobile apps.

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